The best way I've come up with to describe the job of being a wedding photographer is Football's two minute drill. You know, Peyton Manning takes the field, down by 6 with only 2 minutes in the game. He calmly calls the plays, and takes his shots. He better be dead on accurate or a defensive back will take him for a pick 6. If he does well his reward is the touchdown and roar of the crowd. He's got just two minutes and he'd better be brilliant.
Alot of pressure right.
Compare this to my job. In Wedding Photography the photographer is the quarterback. The time between the ceremony and reception are your two minutes. You have this short time to take pictures of the wedding party , family members and most importantly the couple. I usually have less than ten minutes with the couple per wedding. You've got to call your shots, expose
accurately and be dead on with their and your vision of the perfect pics. You better be brilliant , you better make it memorable or your next job could be shooting a birthday party a
Chuckee Cheese. Bride's today demand unique, beautiful and artistic shots. And you've got very little time to deliver that. A groomsmen headed to the wet bar early, a bratty child, or broken
equipment could all steal precious time from the most important pictures of your client's life.
Alot of pressure right. But if you pull it you'll here the applause. In this case the applause is the next job you could get from this wedding party or a kind word said about your work. Or better yet a large purchase from a pleased relative.
So if you want to be a wedding photographer you better have your zen strapped on. A cross word could loose your next job as quickly as a bad shoot. You must be calm but direct. Patient but in charge. Move quickly but don't hurry. Be brilliant but still get them to the reception before the
appetizers are done. Channel your inner Peyton. He's the best , the zen master and you must be too. So go forth little grass hopper and score your touch down. Combining sports, eastern religious analogies and photography. What other blog gives you that. Signing off , Jon Amonette
you haven't been there the grounds are absolutely 
gorgeous. And the wine is great to. Brittney Hodge and her parents accompanied me to Amber Falls Winery to shoot the pics seen here. Brittney was the Homecoming Queen from Mt. Pleasant TN if you couldn't tell that from the sash. Enjoy the pics.
Sara and her mom came for her Senior Pics during our Fall Break Event. We did some at our studio and then did a shoot off site at a farm nearby. She was fun to shoot and looked natural in front of the camera.
I dubbed this the Second Amendment Senior Shoot. Chelsie Crowell brought her mom , dad and cousin along for her shoot. Dad provided the revolver and rifle seen in the pics. Gotta love the country. The Crowell's are becoming like family. We've shot her brother Kyle's senior pics and her nephew Lucas during Easter and for his newborn pics.
One of the biggest compliments a customer can give you is return business. It tells me the customer was happy with our work. Last year Darla Helton brought her daughter Nakiesha for her senior pictures. We had a great time and took some great pics. This year Darla brought her son Dalton for his Senior pictures. Not wanting his pics to look just like Nakiesha's we went off site to a friends farm for some of his pics. We had a nice shoot with Dalton on the farm and then came back here for the rest. Nakiesha was the only girl to have her pics made with Melanie the Mustang pre paint job. Actually pre seats and interior too. Thanks Darla for trusting us with your kid's senior pics. It was so nice to meet you guys. Oh and by the way seniors. This farm and other farms I use are in Hampshire so there is not extra charge for these locations. We also use a pond nearby and we will soon be using the grounds of the Amber Falls Winery here in Hampshire.
